Overview
FactSet is a US financial data and analytics company whose FactSet Fundamentals database supplies standardised financial-statement data on listed companies. A FactSet product sheet, dated August 2019, states coverage of more than 86,000 global companies, including inactive companies, from more than 115 countries[5]. Annual data begins in 1980, semi-annual data in 1994 and quarterly data in 1995, and the data feed contains more than 750 data items[5].
The data items include detailed financial-statement content, per-share data and calculated ratios. FactSet distributes the fundamentals through its own workstation and as a data feed for loading into client databases[5].
The most recent coverage figures found on FactSet’s own site date from 2019, and its current fundamentals product page could not be read during this review, so the entry may understate present coverage. The material reviewed does not describe private-company financial statements or published pricing.
FactSet features
- 86,000+ companies from 115+ countries (2019)
- Annual data from 1980, quarterly from 1995
- 750+ data items
- Calculated ratios
- Data-feed delivery
FactSet pricing
Quote-based; no list prices are published.
FactSet strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Long history including inactive companies
- Large standardised item set
- Feed delivery for in-house databases
Limitations
- Latest published coverage figures date from 2019
- No private-company financials documented
- No published pricing
- Product page not accessible for verification
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